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University students occupy campuses across central London in protest against mass cuts

STUDENTS created havoc across central London yesterday as they blocked roads and shut down buildings in protest against £500,000 worth of cuts at the capital’s most prestigious arts university.

After a few failed attempts, University of the Arts London (UAL) free education campaigners succeeded in taking over the London College of Communication (LCC), making it their second occupied campus.

Kings College London has also gone into occupation following the example of the neighbouring London School of Economics — now in its eighth day of a sit-in.

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